Changing direction — West Virginia Permit Test
Changing direction on the West Virginia permit test — 1 rule, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
It is against the law to turn your vehicle around near a curve, near the crest of a hill where an approaching driver could not see you within 500 feet, or where signs forbid turning.
In both places the driver who would hit you cannot see you until it is too late.
On the test
Within what distance must an approaching driver be able to see you before you turn around near a hill crest?
500 feet. In both places the driver who would hit you cannot see you until it is too late.
How this works
Most practice tests hand you a bank of questions and leave the manual somewhere else. This one puts them together.
You read one law and the reason behind it, then answer a question on that law while it is still fresh. Get it right and you move on; get it wrong and you have found the gap while it is cheap to fix, not on the morning of the exam.
Learning one rule at a time, and proving it immediately, is what turns a manual you skimmed into something you actually know — and it makes studying feel like getting somewhere rather than like waiting to find out.
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, published by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-06.